1961 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1961 New York Yankees finished with a record of 109-53. They scored 827 runs and belted 240 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. The offense was powered by Roger Maris, who led the team with 61 home runs and 142 RBI. Bobby Richardson led the team with 173 hits for a .261 average.
The team allowed 612 runs and had a team ERA of 3.46. Whitey Ford led the pitching staff with 25 wins and 209 strikeouts. Luis Arroyo was the team's best fireman, with 29 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Clete Boyer | 3B | 148 | 504 | 61 | 113 | 11 | 55 | 1 | .308 | .347 | .655 | .224 |
| Joe DeMaestri | SS | 30 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .146 | .146 | .292 | .146 |
| Billy Gardner | 3B | 41 | 99 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .278 | .293 | .571 | .212 |
| Bob Hale | 1B | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .154 | .385 | .539 | .154 |
| Deron Johnson | 3B | 13 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .182 | .105 | .287 | .105 |
| Tony Kubek | SS | 153 | 617 | 84 | 170 | 8 | 46 | 1 | .306 | .395 | .701 | .276 |
| Bobby Richardson | 2B | 162 | 662 | 80 | 173 | 3 | 49 | 9 | .295 | .316 | .611 | .261 |
| Bill Skowron | 1B | 150 | 561 | 76 | 150 | 28 | 89 | 0 | .318 | .472 | .790 | .267 |
| Earl Torgeson | 1B | 22 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .111 | .496 | .111 |
| Tom Tresh | SS | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Yogi Berra | OF | 119 | 395 | 62 | 107 | 22 | 61 | 2 | .330 | .466 | .796 | .271 |
| Bob Cerv | OF | 57 | 118 | 17 | 32 | 6 | 20 | 1 | .344 | .483 | .827 | .271 |
| Hector Lopez | OF | 93 | 243 | 27 | 54 | 3 | 22 | 1 | .292 | .305 | .597 | .222 |
| Mickey Mantle | OF | 153 | 514 | 132 | 163 | 54 | 128 | 12 | .448 | .687 | 1.135 | .317 |
| Roger Maris | OF | 161 | 590 | 132 | 159 | 61 | 142 | 0 | .372 | .620 | .992 | .269 |
| Jack Reed | OF | 28 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .154 | .368 | .154 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Blanchard | C | 93 | 243 | 38 | 74 | 21 | 54 | 1 | .382 | .613 | .995 | .305 |
| Elston Howard | C | 129 | 446 | 64 | 155 | 21 | 77 | 0 | .387 | .549 | .936 | .348 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jesse Gonder | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .467 | .417 | .884 | .333 | |
| Lee Thomas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5559 | 827 | 1461 | 240 | 782 | 28 | .327 | .442 | .768 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Luis Arroyo | 65 | 0 | 119 | 15 | 5 | .750 | 29 | 87 | 49 | 2.19 | 1.109 | |||
| Tex Clevenger | 21 | 0 | 31.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 4.83 | 1.767 | |||
| Jim Coates | 43 | 11 | 141.3 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 5 | 80 | 53 | 3.44 | 1.281 | |||
| Bud Daley | 23 | 17 | 129.7 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 0 | 83 | 51 | 3.96 | 1.372 | |||
| Art Ditmar | 12 | 8 | 54.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 4.64 | 1.344 | |||
| Al Downing | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 8.00 | 2.111 | |||
| Ryne Duren | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5.40 | 1.200 | |||
| Whitey Ford | 39 | 39 | 283 | 25 | 4 | .862 | 0 | 209 | 92 | 3.21 | 1.180 | |||
| Johnny James | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .00 | 0.769 | |||
| Duke Maas | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 6.667 | |||
| Danny McDevitt | 8 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7.62 | 2.000 | |||
| Hal Reniff | 25 | 0 | 45.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 21 | 31 | 2.58 | 1.369 | |||
| Rollie Sheldon | 35 | 21 | 162.7 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0 | 84 | 55 | 3.60 | 1.254 | |||
| Bill Stafford | 36 | 25 | 195 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 2 | 101 | 59 | 2.68 | 1.164 | |||
| Ralph Terry | 31 | 27 | 188.3 | 16 | 3 | .842 | 0 | 86 | 42 | 3.15 | 1.083 | |||
| Bob Turley | 15 | 12 | 72 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 48 | 51 | 5.75 | 1.736 | |||
| Team Totals | 364 | 163 | 1450.9 | 109 | 53 | .673 | 39 | 866 | 542 | 3.46 | 1.261 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bobby Richardson | 162 |
| At Bats | Bobby Richardson | 662 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bobby Richardson | 706 |
| Batting Average | Mickey Mantle | .317 |
| On-Base % | Mickey Mantle | .448 |
| Slugging % | Mickey Mantle | .687 |
| OPS | Mickey Mantle | 1.135 |
| Runs | Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris | 132 |
| Hits | Bobby Richardson | 173 |
| Total Bases | Roger Maris | 366 |
| Doubles | Tony Kubek | 38 |
| Triples | Tony Kubek and Mickey Mantle | 6 |
| Home Runs | Roger Maris | 61 |
| RBI | Roger Maris | 142 |
| Walks | Mickey Mantle | 126 |
| Strikeouts | Mickey Mantle | 112 |
| Stolen Bases | Mickey Mantle | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | Bobby Richardson | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tony Kubek and Bobby Richardson | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Clete Boyer | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bill Skowron | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Whitey Ford | 25 |
| Losses | Bud Daley and Bill Stafford | 9 |
| Saves | Luis Arroyo | 29 |
| Won-Loss % | Whitey Ford | .862 |
| ERA | Bill Stafford | 2.68 |
| WHIP | Ralph Terry | 1.083 |
| Innings Pitched | Whitey Ford | 283 |
| Games | Luis Arroyo | 65 |
| Games Started | Whitey Ford | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Whitey Ford | 209 |
| Complete Games | Whitey Ford | 11 |
| Shutouts | Whitey Ford and Bill Stafford | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Whitey Ford | 1159 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Whitey Ford | 101 |
| Hits Allowed | Whitey Ford | 242 |
| Walks Allowed | Whitey Ford | 92 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Whitey Ford | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Whitey Ford | 39 |
| Triples Allowed | Whitey Ford | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Whitey Ford | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Coates | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Whitey Ford | 28 |
